Match the Rock with the Appropriate Description

question 56

Multiple Choice

Match the rock with the appropriate description.
-________ forms by contact metamorphism of mudstones and shales

• A)hornfels
• B)marble
• C)gneiss
• D)phyllite

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Definitions:

Recall

A cognitive process of retrieving previously learned or experienced information.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive exercise used to assess short-term memory and attention span by having individuals try to remember trigrams or three-letter combinations after various distractions and intervals.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing for a brief period of time.

Decay

A hypothesized process of forgetting in which material is thought to erode, break apart, or otherwise disintegrate or fade.